to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
intimidation; threat; bluster
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
northwestern part; the northwest
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
such ... as; or some such
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
scoundrel; rascal; villain
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to fight to the last (death)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
example; simile; metaphor; allegory